Who owns your block
1900 block of S 17th St
A mixed-ownership block: 50% owner-occupied, 16% investor-held, with 5 open code violations and 2 homes behind $10,576 on taxes.
The typical home here is up 158% since 2016, now about $263K. Property taxes are climbing about 9% a year though the increases have eased lately.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Has violations
By the Numbers
How fast it's moving
Assessed-value change for the typical home. Philadelphia taxes a flat 1.3998% of value, so the bill moves with it.
The makeup of the block
Every home, plotted by size and assessed value — press play and watch the block reprice from 2016 to 2027. One bubble per house (area = lot size), colored by who owns it; a gold ring marks tax-abated new construction. Click a bubble for its report.
- Owner-occupied
- Investor / LLC
- Absentee
- Vacant
- Tax-abated
- Bubble = lot size
- → bigger interior · ↑ higher value
Assessed values from the city's year-by-year assessment record — a proxy for price, lumpy in reassessment years.
How the block compares
The typical home here is $263K — about 1.2× the citywide median, and above the ZIP 19145 median of $242K. The same block, read against everyone else in the ZIP 19145 and across Philadelphia.
| This block | ZIP 19145 | Philadelphia | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $263K | $242K | $223K |
| Owner-occupied | 31% | 46% | 41% |
Safety & quality of life
Within 200 metres of the block over the last 12 months: 95 reported crimes (13 violent) and 324 resident 311 requests to the city.
Most reported crimes
Top 311 complaints
Philadelphia Police incident reports and 311 service requests within 200m, trailing 12 months. Reported location, not necessarily where an incident occurred.
Schools
The public schools this block is zoned for — its official School District of Philadelphia catchments.
Catchment assignments from the School District of Philadelphia via City of Philadelphia open data. Confirm with the District before enrollment decisions.
What it's worth, and where taxes are going
- $263K typical home, up +158% since 2016
- Tax bill $1,384 to $3,574 a year, +9%/yr and compounding
- Whole block: $14M assessed, $180,318/yr to the city, about $5,635 per home
Median assessed value · 2016–2027
▲ +158% since 2016
Estimated property tax · per home, per year
▲ +158% since 2016 · ~+9%/yr
Who really pays — effective tax rate, one dot per home
1938 S 17th St is assessed at $264K but pays $1,176 a year — about 32% of the $3,693 it would owe at the statutory rate, because its new-construction value is abated.
The block as an asset
Read like a financial asset, this block has beaten the Philadelphia market, compounding +9% a year against the city's 6.5%.
Indexed performance · this block vs. the Philadelphia market
Rebased to 100 in 2016, like a stock against its index. $100 in the typical home here would be worth $258 today versus $201 across Philadelphia — this block outpaced the market.
Return is from assessed-value history (a proxy for market price, lumpy in reassessment years); rental yield is estimated from ACS area rents. Informational only, not investment advice.
How often it changes hands
This block has recorded 31 arm's-length sales since 1970. The typical home has sold 1 time in that window, while 9 have not changed hands at all.
Every recorded sale · price & date
Who owns it
Ownership of 32 parcels
- Owner-occupied 16
- Investor / LLC 4
- Absentee individual 11
- Vacant 1
Value distribution today
| Owner | On block | Owns citywide | Portfolio value | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chia H Khov (individual) | 2 | 5 | $1.6M | phila.gov ↗ |
| West Broad Properties Fun | 1 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Pennbrook Partners Ltd | 1 | 3 | $1.5M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Bin Seng (individual) | 2 | 2 | $517K | phila.gov ↗ |
| K1 Management Llc | 1 | 2 | $686K | phila.gov ↗ |
| Saffrock 1910-16 Mifflin Llc | 1 | 1 | $4.7M | phila.gov ↗ |
| Galactus Holdings Inc | 1 | 1 | $228K | phila.gov ↗ |
House by house
All 32 homes on the block — value and 12-year trajectory, ownership, and the paper trail on the ones that were bought, built, torn down, or flipped. Sorted up the street; each links to its full city record — or download the roster (CSV).
Every house's assessed value, 2016–2027 — each line is one home
Worth a look
| Address | Ownership | Value & trend | Bd/Ba | Sq ft | Built | Sales | Flags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910-16 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2023. | Investor / LLC | $4.7M | —/— | 29,685 | 1930 | 0 | rented |
| 1911 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $20K in 2002 → $20K in 2003 (+0%). | Absentee individual | $252K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1920 | 2 | |
| 1913 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1915 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $258K | 3/1 | 1,492 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1917 S 17TH ST Frequently tradedTraded 3×: $13K in 2001 → $386K in 2025 (+2869%). | Owner-occupied | $253K | 4/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1918 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $195K in 2006. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2021. | Absentee individual | $487K | 9/3 | 3,309 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1919 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $60K in 2001. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2025. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1920 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 2018. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2018. | Absentee individual | $432K | 5/4 | 2,340 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1921 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1922 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $45K in 2010. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2013. | Absentee individual | $262K | 4/1 | 1,548 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1923 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1924 S 17TH ST Renovated & sold onBought for $145K in 2013, electrical permit in 2013, sold for $354K in 2021 (+144%). | Owner-occupied | $317K | 3/2 | 1,418 | 1920 | 2 | rented |
| 1925 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $150K in 2007. Owner pulled a addition and/or alteration permit in 2024. | Owner-occupied | $252K | 3/1 | 1,404 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1926 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new (tax-abated), sold for $55K in 2002. | Owner-occupied | $253K | 3/1 | 1,418 | 1920 | 1 | abated |
| 1927 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $70K in 2007. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2008. | Absentee individual | $359K | —/— | 2,595 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1928 S 17TH ST TradedTraded 2×: $38K in 1999 → $225K in 2025 (+492%). | Investor / LLC | $261K | 4/1 | 1,626 | 1920 | 2 | 3 viol |
| 1929 S 17TH ST New constructionBought for $400K in 2017, built new under a 2018 permit, sold for $400K in 2017. | Investor / LLC | $809K | —/— | 6,085 | 1960 | 2 | |
| 1930 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $264K | 4/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1932 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $50K in 2010. Owner pulled a electrical permit in 2012. | Absentee individual | $264K | 4/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1933 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $75K in 2013. Owner pulled a suppression permit in 2014. | Investor / LLC | $439K | —/— | 2,725 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1934 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $264K | 3/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1935-37 S 17TH ST | Vacant | $228K | —/— | — | — | 0 | tax lien |
| 1936 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $301K | 4/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1938 S 17TH ST New constructionbuilt new under a 2024 permit (tax-abated). | Owner-occupied | $264K | 4/1 | 1,574 | 1920 | 0 | abated2 viol |
| 1939-41 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a use permit in 2014. | Owner-occupied | $404K | —/— | 4,550 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1940 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $165K in 2015. Owner pulled a plumbing permit in 2016. | Owner-occupied | $358K | 3/2 | 1,574 | 1920 | 1 | |
| 1942 S 17TH ST | Absentee individual | $247K | 4/1 | 1,560 | 1920 | 1 | tax lien |
| 1943 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $315K in 2025. Owner pulled a change of use permit in 2025. | Absentee individual | $296K | 3/2 | 1,256 | 1920 | 1 | rented |
| 1945 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $350K in 1970. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2022. | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1920 | 3 | |
| 1947 S 17TH ST ImprovedOwner pulled a plumbing permit in 2015. | Owner-occupied | $225K | 3/1 | 1,222 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1949 S 17TH ST | Owner-occupied | $228K | 3/1 | 1,256 | 1920 | 0 | |
| 1951 S 17TH ST ImprovedBought for $17K in 1994. Owner pulled a alterations permit in 2023. | Absentee individual | $282K | —/— | 1,400 | 1920 | 1 |
Neighborhood
Neighborhood income and demographics are coming soon.
Generated 2026-07-08 from public City of Philadelphia records · Download this block's data (CSV)